"Current Issues in Representation of Children - A Look at the Proposed ABA Standards for Attorneys Representing Children in Abuse and Neglect Cases" Presentation at Missouri Family Law Meeting, University of Missouri law School, November 11, 1995.

"Proposed ABA Standards for Attorneys Representing Children in Abuse and Neglect Cases" presentation at ABA Annual Meeting of Family Law Section in Chicago, August 3, 1995, and at the ABA Family Law Section Fall Council Meeting, Beaver Creek, Colorado, September 28, 1995.

"The Razor's Edge: How to Keep the Cutting Edge of Family Law Away from Your Throat," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Family Law Section program, August 5, 1995.

Property I Case and Materials (1986). Revisions of text for Property I course. 600 pages.

Comparative Land Use Planning (1985 Foreign Study Program).

"Drafting and Negotiating Shared Custody." An outline presented at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting, in San Francisco (August 9, 1986).

"Litigation Under the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act." An outline presented at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (August 7, 1984). This outline was adopted by Judge Sylvan Brown for use in the training of judges in Reno, Nevada 1984-1985).

"Hot Topics in Family Law - Federalization Comes to Family Law," 25th Anniversary of the Kansas Women Attorneys Association Annual Meeting, Lindsborg, Kansas, on July 25, 2014.

"Enforcing Domestic Violence Orders Across Country Borders: A Look at the Uniform Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Orders Act," American Bar Association Section of International Law, International Families: Money, Children and Long-Term Planning, Seattle, Washington, June 20, 2014.

"Defining Parents in the 21st Century: Do I Have Two Mothers [Fathers]?," Appellate Judges Education Institute, San Diego, California, November 17, 2013.

"Hearing the Voice of the Child - A Voice Not a Choice," Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Regional Training Conference, There’s No Place Like Two Homes: The Complexities of Separation, Divorce and Co-parenting, Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri, November 8, 2013.

"Lawyers Gone Wild: Sex, Lies and Other Ways to Lose Your License," Advanced Family Law CLE program sponsored by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Kansas Chapter, and the Washburn Children and Family Law Center, Mission Hills, Kansas, September 12, 2013.

"Case Management or Parent Coordination: Choosing the Best Option," Seventh Annual Case Management Workshop, The Children and Family Law Center, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka Kansas, August 15, 2013 (with Larry Rute).

"The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child's Mandate to Hear the Child's Voice and the Hague Abduction Convention," Colloquium recognizing the 20th anniversary of New Zealand adopting the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, entitled "Listening to Children's Voices," The University of Auckland Faculty of Law, Auckland, New Zealand, March 25, 2013.

"Hearing the Voice of the Child Who Objects to Return," Hague Abduction Convention, Sixth World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights, Sydney, Australia, March 19, 2013; Moderated and spoke on the program "International Enforcement of Financial Obligations," (with Ian Kennedy), March 18, 2013.

"The Defense of Marriage Act: Where Are We Now?," 7th Annual Meeting of National Association of Appellate Court Attorneys, Washington D.C., July 20, 2012.

"The ABA Family Law Section Model Relocation Act - Back to the Drawing Board?" Sustaining Families: Global and Local Perspectives, International Society of Family Law North American Regional Meeting and Fifth Annual Midwest Family Law Consortium Meeting, University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, June 14-16, 2012.

History of Kansas Child Custody Laws and Ten Ways to be a Better Co-Parent," Horizons, Solutions for Change Co-Parenting Program, Shawnee County Court Services, Topeka, Kansas, January 12, 2012.

"Hearing the Voice of the Child in Hague Abduction Cases," Right to Freedom of Personality, Mt. Kopaonik School of Natural Law 24th Annual Conference, December 11-18, 2011 (Elrod was one of nine invited international guests).

"Ethics for Case Managers and for Attorneys Representing Children and Parents," 5th Annual Domestic Case Management Training Seminar, Children and Family Law Center and the Law Offices of Bud Dale, Washburn Law School, August 11, 2011.

"Current Trends in Family Law," Recent Developments in the Law CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 23, 2011.

"Hearing the Voice of the Child in Hague Abduction Cases," 2011 Family Law Symposium: Divorcing the Multinational Family, University of Oklahoma Law Review, University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma, February 25, 2011.

"A Child's Perspective of a Parent: The Case for Intended Parenthood," Symposium on Belonging, the Families and Family Law, J. Reuben Clark School of Law, Brigham Young University, January 28, 2011.

"Ethics and the Family Lawyer," Case Management Training Program, Washburn Law School Children and Family Law Society, August 20, 2010 (with Dr. Bud Dale).

"The Best Interests of Parents and Children in International Relocation Cases," International Child Abduction, Relocation and Forced Marriage Conference, The Centre for Family Law and Practice, London Metropolitan University, London, England, July 1, 2010.

"Globalization, Nationalization and the Kansas Family Lawyer," Recent Developments in the Law, Washburn University Law School, Topeka, Kansas, June 24, 2010.

"Kansas Custody Law and High Conflict Parents," Horizons: Solutions for Change, the Shawnee County Court Services Program for High Conflict Parents, Topeka, Kansas, January 14, 2010.

"Sextexts and Subtexts - Legal Rights for Children on the Internet, At Home, and in the Courtroom," 2009 Summit for Appellate Judges, Lawyers & Staff Attorneys, Appellate Judges Education Institute, Orlando, Florida, November 20, 2009.

Panelist, "Emerging Issues in International Family Law," Advisory Committee on Private International Law, U.S. Department of State, George Washington University Law School, Washington D.C., October 20, 2009.

"Hearing the Voice of the Child in Hague Abduction Cases," Plenary Session on The Hague Convention – A Parent's Salvation or a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing?, American Bar Association Family Law Section Fall Meeting, Montreal, Canada, October 8, 2009.

"Horizons: You Hold the Solutions for Change," Shawnee County Horizons Program, Shawnee County Courthouse, Topeka, Kansas, September 10, 2009.

Keynote Address, "Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration is Key to Keeping Focus on Children in High Conflict Cases," 5th World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights," Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, August 24, 2009.

"Hot Topics in Family Law: Nationalization, De Facto Parents, and Trends," Annual Conference of the National Association of Appellate Court Attorneys, Annapolis, Maryland, July 14, 2009.

"What Parents Need to Know About Kansas Custody Law and Their Children" Shawnee County Horizons Program, Shawnee County Courthouse, Topeka, Kansas, May 21, 2009.

"Overview of the Child Custody System in Kansas," Shawnee County District Court Horizons Program, Topeka, Kansas, January 8, 2009 (also offered advice for reducing conflict between parents who want to co-parent).

"Why Are you There? You Should Be Here! – Jurisdiction Over Children Across State Lines," Appellate Judges Education Institute, 2008 Summit for Appellate Judges, Lawyers and Staff Attorneys, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 14, 2008.

"Child Support Goes International: How America's Experiments Helped Shape the Hague Convention on the International Enforcement of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance," 13th World Congress of the International Society of Family Law, Vienna, Austria, September 17, 2008.

"Historical Views of Child Custody: Who Determines What is in the Best Interest of the Child?" Shawnee County District Court Horizons Program, Topeka, Kansas, September 9, 2008.

Workshop Panelist, "You Be the Judge: High Conflict Custody," 45th Annual Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts "Fitting the Forum to the Family: Emerging Challenges for Family Courts," Vancouver, British Columbia, May 30, 2008.

"The Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance - A New Era in Global Cooperation," Washburn University Brown Bag International Lecture, Topeka, Kansas, May 7, 2008.

Plenary Speaker, "Families, Parents, Children and Separation/Divorce in the United States Today," at the American Psychological Association and the American Bar Association Section of Family Law Joint Conference Reconceptualizing Child Custody: Past, Present and Future - Lawyers and Psychologists Working Together, May 1, 2008, Chicago, Illinois. (Other presenters at the plenary session were Dr. Joan Kelly, clinical psychologist, researcher and consultant; Dr. Robert Emery, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law at the University of Virginia; and Cynthia Mabry, Professor at Howard Law School.)

"A Century of Legal Education at Washburn Law School," presentation to College Hill Nautilus Club, Topeka, Kansas, January 8, 2008.

"Balancing Interests of Parents and Children in Relocation Cases," Johnson County Bar Association Family Law CLE (Part 2), December 5, 2007, Overland Park, Kansas.

"The Use of International Law in Family Law Cases" presented to appellate judges, lawyers and staff attorneys at the 2007 Summit in Washington D.C. on September 28, 2007. The Conference was put on by the Appellate Judges Education Institute.

Debate Participant, "Is there a Need for a Constitutional Amendment Prohibiting Same Sex Marriage?" Sponsored by Washburn University School of Law Federalist Society (with Professor Lynn Wardle, Brigham Young Law School).

Presenter, "The Use and Abuse of the 'Friendly Parent' Factor in Custody Disuptes," American Bar Association Family Law Section Fall Meeting, San Diego, California, September 29, 2005.

Presenter, "Balancing the Interests of Parents and Children in Relocation Cases," 18th Annual Family Law Institute, Topeka, Kansas, September 16, 2005.

Presenter, "Hot Tips From the Experts," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Section of Family Law, Chicago, Illinois, August 8, 2005.

"Current Update in Family Law" and "They Won't Stay Put - Relocation of Children With Parents," Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, July 29-30, 2005.

Paper, "Balancing the Constitutional Interests of Parents and Their Children in Relocation Cases," International Society of Family Law World Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 19-23, 2005.

Faculty Member, "Training the Lawyer to Represent the Whole Child," sponsored by National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) at Hofstra Law School, June 13-18, 2005.

"Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore - But Could She Take Her Child?" Kansas Legal Professionals Spring Seminar, Spotlight on Success, Emporia, Kansas, February 5, 2005.

"Teen Dating Violence Prevention Initiative," Washington.D.C. Member of Steering Committee that put together a two day program for 21 state teams consisting of a teenager, adult in the domestic violence prevention community, and representative of attorney general or department of education. Led small group discussions, introduced speakers, November 12-15, 2004

"Where do the Children Fit In? A Look at Washburn's Children and Family Law Center," Topeka Rotary Club Luncheon Speaker, October 18, 2004.

"Introduction to Collaborative Law," Collaborative Law Training, Children and Family Center and KTLA, March 25-26, 2004

"What Mediators Need to Know About the New Kansas Child Support Guidelines," Heartland Mediators, February 21, 2004, Washburn Law School

"Best Interests of the Child: Looking at the ALI Approximation Rule," Case Managers Meeting, January 23, 2004 Shawnee County Courthouse

"The Role of Judges and Lawyers in High Conflict Custody Cases," High Conflict Custody Program, January 9, 2004, Wichita Bar Association and Children and Family Law Center cosponsored, Wichita, Kansas.

"Presumptions and Burdens of Proof in Relocation Cases," Utah Fellows of the Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, December 5, 2003, Salt Lake City, Utah

"Relocation and the Effects on Children," presentation to the Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section Annual Meeting, Nov. 13, 2003, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

"Lawyers for Children Under the ABA Standards for Lawyers Representing Children in Custody Cases," Professional Development Faculty Presentation, Topeka, November 7, 2003

"Preventing Child Abduction in High Conflict Cases - UCCJEA and the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, High Conflict Custody Cases," Washburn Children and Family Law Center, September 12, 2003

"Review of the 2003 Shawnee County Family Law Guidelines," as member of committee which drafted the guidelines, served on panel with Judge David Bruns, Dale Somers, Ardith Smith-Woertz at the Shawnee County Courthouse, August 6, 2003

"The ALI Addresses Family Law: Allocation of Custodial Responsibility under the Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution," Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys 27th Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, July 16, 2003

"Looking at the New Kansas Child Support Guidelines," Recent Developments in the Law, Washburn, June 19, 2003

"Recent Cases Under the Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction," Children and Family Law Center, May 12, 2003

"ABA Proposed Standards of Practice for Lawyers Representing Children in Custody Cases," for one hour program and full day panel at the American Family and Conciliation Courts 40th Anniversary Conference in Ottawa, Canada, May 27-June 1, 2003

"ABA Proposed Standards for Lawyers Representing Children in Custody Cases," as part of Representing Children in Custody Cases, Presidential Showcase Program at ABA Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., August 9, 2002

"Razor's Edge - Children's Issues of 2001-2002," Family Law Section Program at ABA Annual Meeting, August 10, 2002.

"Representing Children," on panel at Tri State Conference on High Conflict Custody Cases in New York, February, 2002

"Raising Healthy Children in an Age of Divorce and Nonmarriage: Dealing with the High Conflict Custody Case," ABA Family Law Section - Johnson Foundation, Wingspread Conference, organizer, presenter and participant, Racine, Wisconsin, September 8-10, 2000.

"Hot Topics in Family Law: Relocation, Third Party Visitation and Alternative Reproductive Technologies," Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, July 29, 2000.

"The Razor's Edge - A Look at Recent Developments in Issues Relating to Children," presented at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting, New York, July 8, 2000.

"Balancing the State Interest with the Needs of the Family - A Look at Family Policy," AFCC Annual Meeting Institute, New Orleans, June 1, 2000.

"Relocation Cases: From File to Trial" and "Balancing the Interests of the State with the Needs of the Family," for American Family and Conciliation Courts Annual Meeting, New Orleans, June 1, 2000.

"Child Custody and Relocation: Tough Issues for Prents, Children and Courts," AFCC Annual Meeting Institute, New Orleans, May 31, 2000.

"Recent Developments in Family Law - Kansas and Beyond," "What Lawyers Need to Know About the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act," and "the Ethical Family Lawyer - Contingency Fees, Multi-Disciplinary Practice and More," Kansas Family Law for Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, March 3, 2000.

"Brave New World Meets the Cleavers: A Look at the Family in the '90s," Ninth Annual Lindsborg Conference, Lindsborg, July.

"The Razor's Edge--A Look at Recent Developments in Issues Relating to Children" and "The Second Generation of Child Support Issues," Presidential Showcase Program on Child Support Issues in the U.S. and Canada, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, August.

Professional Service

Attended as a committee member, the Secretary of State's Legal Adviser's Advisory Committee on Private International Law, Washington D.C., November 3, 2014.

Chaired the Family Law Quarterly Editorial Board Meeting, October 18, 2014 and attended the Family Law Council meeting, October 16, 2014 at the American Bar Association Family Law Section Fall CLE Conference, Stowe, Vermont.

Joined with law professors, sociologists, psychologists and lawyers with expertise in social welfare in writing a letter to Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. John Boehner urging them to take into account the youth and vulnerability of the unaccompanied immigrant children in developing policy. The letter urges child-focused screening and interview practices, July 21, 2014.

Reappointed to serve on the United States Department of State's Legal Adviser's Advisory Committee on Private International Law, 2014-.

As Reporter for the Family Law Arbitration Act, participated in the first reading of the current draft of the FLAA at the Uniform Law Commission Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, July 12, 2014.

Attended the American Bar Association Family Law Section Spring Meeting in Hamilton, Bermuda, May 7-11, 2014. (She participated in the Leadership Institute on Wednesday, May 7th. The Publications for the Section also hosted a "Meet the Authors" High Tea. She led a Family Law Quarterly Board meeting, sat on the Family Law Council and participated in the Publications Committee).

Attended the drafting committee for Family Law Arbitration Act, Washington D.C., February 20-13, 2014.

Brief of Amici Curiae of the Family and Child Welfare Law Professors Addressing the Merits and in Support of the Respondents in United States v. Windsor, 133 S. Ct. 2675 (2013).

As the Reporter for a Family Law Arbitration Act being drafted by the Uniform Law Commission, participated in the drafting committee meeting on October 24-27, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois.

Attended the meeting of ACPIL, the legal adviser's Advisory Committee on Private International Law in Washington D.C. October 20-21, 2013. Several of the participants met to talk about some of the major international family law issues.

Attended the Council meeting for the American Bar Association Family Law Section on October 17, 2013 in Park City, Utah. She also chaired the editorial board meeting for the Family Law Quarterly on October 19, 2013.

Moderated plenary sessions at the Second International Family Law and Practice Conference: Parentage, Equality and Gender, London, England. July 3-5, 2013 (with Honorable Chief Justice Diana Bryant of the Family Court of Australia; Professor Julia Sloth Nielsen of University of Western Cape, South Africa, and Professor Elizabeth Cooke, Law Commissioner for England and Wales and Professor of Law University of Reading).

Participated in the 6th World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights, The theme was Building Bridges: From Principle to Reality, March 17-20, 2013. Chaired the session "Enforcing International Financial Orders" featuring Ian Kennedy, former president of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, March 18, 2013. Presented in a session "Hague Abduction Convention" on the topic "Hearing the Voice of the Child Who Objects to Return," Sydney, Australia, March 19, 2013.

Participated in the work of the drafting committee for amendments to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Tucson, Arizona, January 31 - February 3, 2013.

Peer reviewer for the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), Division of Social Sciences for project involving interdisciplinary research on child sexual abuse allegations in divorce cases with an eye toward developing evidence standards, December 2012.

Attended a meeting of the Uniform Law Commission's Joint Editorial Board for Family Law, Chicago, Illinois, November 17, 2012.

Member, Advisory Board for the Ukrainian Law Journal's "Law in the USA," 2012-.

Attended committee meeting of the Family Law Committee of International Law Section of American Bar Association and Family Law Conference, Washington D.C., May 24-26, 2012.

Attended the ABA Family Law Section spring meeting, Amelia Island, Florida, April 5-10, 2011; served on the committee which completed drafting a Model Relocation Act, April 6, the Act was approved by the Family Law Section Council, April 8th; attended Family Law Council meetings, April 8-9, 2011.

Fulbright Senior Specialist, School of Social Sciences and Law, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland, January 31-February 19, 2011 (explore development of teaching and research in child and family law at DIT, in particular to develop synergies between the distinct but related disciplines of law and social sciences).

Speaker, "Moving Toward the Child's Best Interests in Relocation Cases," Children and Family Law Education Program, February 12, 2011 (with Geoffrey Shannon, Dr. Fergis Ryan and Kris Micci).

Presentations to classes:

"History of Child Custody Law in the United States: Presumptions and Preferences."

"Evolution of Custody Law in the United States," Family Law Class, February 3, 2011.

Reviewed curriculum, met with administrators and faculty in both departments of law and social sciences, and suggested ways for more interdisciplinary collaboration).

Attended, Family Law Council meeting (October 21 and 22, 2010); Drafting committee working on a Model Relocation Act (October 22, 2010); Participated in a discussion, ABA Section of Litigation draft of a Model Representation of Children in Abuse and Neglect Cases Act (October 23, 2010); Held a meeting of the Family Law Quarterly Board of Editors at the ABA Family Law Section Fall Meeting (October 23, 2010), Ft. Worth, Texas.

Chaired, Plenary Session, International Child Abduction, Relocation and Forced Marriage Conference, The Centre for Family Law and Practice, London Metropolitan University, London, England, June 30, 2010.

Member, Secretary of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL), 2009- (Harold Koh, U.S. State Department Legal Adviser, Chair).

Co-Chair, Children's Rights Committee of the Individual Rights and Responsibility Section of the American Bar Association, 2009-2010.

Attended, Uniform Law Commission Joint Editorial Board, Uniform Family Laws Meeting, March 7, 2009, Chicago, Illinois (Board discussed the decision to terminate work on a Uniform Relocation Act, the second reading of the Uniform Collaborative Law Act, and formation of study committees on a couple of other family topics).

Participated as a member of the Joint Editorial Board for Uniform Family Laws at its meeting in Chicago, December 5-7, 2008. The meeting was to discuss the status of UIFSA (2008), the Hague Support Convention (2007), the Hague Children's Convention (1996), the Premarital Agreement Act, and a possible Uniform Relocation Act.

Attended, American Bar Association Family Law Section, Family Law Council Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona, October 2, 2008.

Guest, "Til Divorce Do Us Part" (KCTE 1510 AM Saturday morning radio show hosted by Susan Saper Galamba on family law issues), April 5, 2008. Professor Elrod spoke on preventing child abduction. As the Reporter for the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act, enacted in Kansas and six other states, Professor Elrod talked about the risk factors for abduction and the possible remedies.

Recipient, "The Commissioner's Achievement Award for her efforts 'on behalf of children around the world' [for her work on the] International Child Support Treaty at the Hague in November 2007" (Margot Bean, Commissioner, Office of Child Support Enforcement, Department of Health and Human Services).

Attended meeting of the Study Group on the 1996 Hague Protection of Children's Convention, Washington D.C., December 7, 2007 (sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law, and the Bureau of Consular Affairs).

Official observer for International Society of Family Law at the 21st Diplomatic Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, The Hague, The Netherlands, November 2007 (Conference result was the Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance).

Kansas Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Child Support, proposed amendments to Kansas Child Support Guidelines that were adopted by the Kansas Supreme Court, October 2003, effective January 1, 2004.

Certified as Domestic Mediator by the Kansas Supreme Court, 1999 to present

American Bar Association

Appointed, liaison for the Family Law Section to the ABA Rule of Law Initiative, 2011-2012.

Re-appointed liaison to the Uniform Law Commission Family Law Joint Editorial Board, 2011-2012

Member of ABF - Fellows of the American Bar Foundation - invited to join October 2003 - attended meeting of Kansas ABF in Topeka, October, 2003.

Family Law Section Representative to the Joint Editorial Board on Uniform Family Laws of National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

Served as appointee to Access to Legal Services Committee - Subcommittee on Unified Family Courts, 2001-2002.

Member of the Family Law Section Council, 1988 - present.

Past Chair of Family Law Section, August 2001.

Editor, Family Law Quarterly, 1992 to present.

Member of the Drafting Committee for "Standards for Lawyers Representing Children in Custody and Visitation Cases"September 25, 2002, Chicago, Illinois and at ABA meetings. ABA Family Law Section passed them May 2, 2003; the American Bar Association officially passed them August 12, 2003.

National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws / Uniform Law Commission

Reporter for new Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act, 2013-.

Observer for Protection of Children - Amendments to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, 2010 - 2013.